Bearing for shafts and axles.



W. 'B.-ANDERSON. HEARING FOR BHAPTS AND AXLES. .APPLIOATION FILED 1,110.22, 1909.

Patented N0v.12,1912.

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Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Application filed December 22, 1909. Serial No. 534,481.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. SON, a citizenof the United States, residing at Everett,'in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bearings for Shafts and Axles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description "of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in bearings or bushings for shaftsandaxles, particularly those used for power transmission, engines, railroad car axles, the hubs of wagons and also more particularly for shafts and wheels of automobiles and the like.

. An object of my invention is to provide a bearing which will beself lubricating and a still'further object is to provide a bearing which is dust proof.

A still further object'of my device is to provide a bearing which will lubricate the member working in said bearing at-the point where said member enters the bearing.

A further object is to provide slots disposed along the interior wall of the bearing in such a manner as to prevent the longitudinal movement of the same.

These and other objects will be hereinafter moreparticularly referred to and pointed. out in the specification and claim.

7 In the drawing forming a partof this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one end of the bearing with a groove therein, containing lubricating material. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2'2 of Fig. 3, and, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of my improved bearwhile a plurality of circumferential grooves 3 and 3 are disposed on the surface of the walls inclosing the hollow portion of the bearing. The grooves 3- are spirally ar ranged and extend continuously throughout.

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the surface of the inclosing walls, while the grooves 3, although being arranged spirally only extend for a portion of their length throughout the surface of the inclosing Walls, terminating at the bridges 4, said bridges being diametrically opposite to each other. The purpose of arranging the bridge members at about thelongitudinal center of the inclosing walls of the hollow portion of said bearing is to overcome the longitudinal dinarilybe caused by the spiral shape of the grooves; It is to be understood thatthe grooves 3 and 3 are to contain some form of lubricant for the purpose of supplying said lubricant to-the member operating within said bearing, while the grooves'2 supply a lubricant at the end of said bearing.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the connecting grooves. are positioned at right angles to eachUof the grooves 3 and 3 terminating therein, and are designed to not only contain some lubricant but also to provide a means for supplying lubricant from one groove to another, in case at anytime the lubricant should become exhausted from one groove. It will be also noted that the grooves 5 connect with the grooves 2, and in so doing, are capable of giving to or receiving from said grooves 2, the lubricant It will therefore be seen that. I" have provided a bushing or bearing which may be cheaply and readily constructed and also one having a novel arrangement of lubricant containing grooves so positioned as to prevent the longitudinal movement of the bearing, when the latter is brought into operation. It might be well to state also that after the grooves have once 'been filled, it is notwnecessary to renew the lubricant in said grooves since the lubricant will last as long as the bearing itself; Since the bearing may' be so cheaply constructed, it is possible to discard said bearingwhen it becomes sm worn that all the lubricant contained therein movement of said bearing which would orhas been used. a

.What I claim is:-.-" p In a Journal bearing, a hollow cylinder "having helical grooves therein for retaining lubricating material, said grooves being inimposed by bridges, each groove being con- In testimony whereof have signed my nected to the adjacent helical grooves by name to this specification 1n the presence of short channeis each of which "extends at two subscribing witnesses.

right angles to said grooves terminating in I I WILLIAM BeANDER soN'. [the grooves connected thereby, certain of Witnesses f said short channels bein adjacent to. said Q ANNA E. DAY,

' bridges, substantially as s own. '1 NELsoN P. BROWN. 

